The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SAUTE
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More clues leading to the result SAUTE
- Leads on social activism up to Elizabeth Fry
- Fry odd parts of sea turtle
- Just over half of white wine in French dish
- Quick fry-up, one forming break for pie of suet
- Browned dish – stuff with posh filling
- Essentially mum’s surrounded by stuff to cook
- Toast left out to cook quickly
- Fried stuff with uniform filling
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The straight part
We know that "French dish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case french dish = saute.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SAUTE mean?
SAUTE verb- To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks.